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. D. HAGAN SOCK.

APPLICATION FILED 4I ULY 8| |918.

Patented B63131920.

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BERCY D. HAGAN, 0F UNIONTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

SOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed J'uly 8, 1918. Serial No. 243,867.

tion, the meeting ends ofv which portions are provided with contracting cuffs to permit their connection.

An object of the invention is to provide a two piece sock, which will adjust itself to properly t the foot of the wearer, and consequently decrease the liability of the wearing of holes in the toes of the socks, as well as eliminating the necessity of having various sizes of socks, since the socks will adjust themselves to various size feet within certain limits, and a retailer therefore could carry only a few different sizes of socks, the ordi` nary size and half sizes being eliminated in the manufacture of the socks.

Should the toe portion of the sock'or stocking become worn, it could be replaced at a relatively small cost, andthe sock or stocking would not need to be thrown away or darned in such instances, as new toe portions could be worn with the leg covering portion, A

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and in which drawing:

'Figure 1 is a side elevation of the leg portion of the sock.

Fig. 2 is av side elevation of the toe portion of the sock.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section through the foot portion of the sock showing the leg and toe portions connected.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, l indicates the main body portion of the sock, which has the usual type of contracting cuffs 2 at the upper open end of the same to cause the sock to cling to the leg of the wearer. The main body 1 includes the leg or ankle incasing portion 3 and the foot incasing portion 4 which latter has its outer end open and also has a cuff 5 formed thereon which is knitted in such manner as to provide a contracting cuff to snugly fit the foot of the wearer. This culi 5 is knitted in the ordinary manner of knit- Patented Feb. 10, 1920. v

ting contracting cuffs, such as by purling. A

The cuff 5 is positioned for engaging over or about the instep portion of a wearers foot and it is also adapted for positioning within a contracting cuff 6 formed upon the detachable toe portion 7 of the sock. The cuff 6 of the toe portion 7 is knitted or formed in the same manner as the cuff 5 so that when it is placed over the cui 5 as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing, it will contract and fit snugly about the outer surface of this cuff, holdlng the detachable toe portion 7 securely upon thel foot of the wearer. The yieldable connection between the toe portion 7 and the foot portion 4 of the body 1 of the sock will permit the sock to automatically adjust itself to different size feet, thereby eliminating the necessity of the manufacturing of the sock in a number of sizes as well as materially decreasing the liability of wearing holes in the toe portion of the sock.

Having described the invention, what is claimed 1s:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a sock or stocking comprising a. main body including an ankle inclosing portion and a foot portion, and a detachable toe portion adaptcd to be connected to said body portion.

As a new article of manufacture, a sock or stocking comprising a main body i11- cluding an ankle inclosing portion and a foot portion terminating in a contracting cuti', and a detachable toe portion adapted to be connectedv to said body by means of said contracting cuit.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a sock or stocking comprising a main body, having a foot portion, terminating in a contracting open ended cui", a detachable toe portion, a contracting culi formed upon the inner end of Said toe port-ion for yieldable engagement with the contracting cuti' upon the body portion to detachably connect the toe portion to the body portion of the sock or stocking. A

f1. As a new article of manufacture, a sock or stocking comprising a mainl body portion and a toe portion, said toe portion having a contracting cuff formed upon its inner end for yieldable engagement with the body portion to detachably connect the toe portion to the body yportion of the sock or stocking.

PERCY D. HAGAN. 

